Mirugi Kariuki & Company Advocates

Although we take pride in our litigation expertise, we recognize that this may not always be the best path to pursue for our clients. We have thus engaged mediation, arbitration, and other ADR techniques which present the most appropriate solutions for our clients’ success. We have engaged as negotiators, arbitrators and umpires in various disputes as well as representing clients in these alternative dispute resolution endeavours. We carefully consider the strengths of a case and all other extenuating circumstances that exist in our clients’ day to day business environment before advising on whether to settle for as between ADR and litigation.

The scope of corporate law practice is considerably wide but our firm endeavors to cover all areas of interest relevant to our clientele. These areas include; .

• Company formations
• Corporate Restructuring
• Investment Fund Formation and Management
• Intellectual Property
• Debt and Equity Offerings
• Asset Finance & Leasing
• International and Regional Arbitration
• Charges & Mortgages (preparation of chattels and mortgages)
• Conveyancing in general
• Certified Public Secretarial Services
• Contract disputes
• Contract for supply of services and goods
• Drafting and negotiating leases
• Environmental matters
• Insurance claims
• Landlord and tenant disputes
• Leases
• Negligence
• Partnership Agreements
• Purchase and sale of both freehold and leasehold land
• Unfair/wrongful dismissal claims
• Advising client on development in the respective business area and especially new legislation
• Debt collection
• Mass tort and class action

The onslaught of labour disputes continues unabated and the trend demonstrates escalating litigation resulting from wide spread litigation mainly due to reduction in the workforce, retrenchments, and redundancies. The hostile economic climate is forcing workers to scrutinize the reasons for their termination in more detail and inclines them to pursue claims of wrongful termination if they cannot secure employment elsewhere. The new legislative enactments particularly the Employment Act No. 11 of 2007 of the law of Kenya among others enacted in that year is fuelling changes in the employment landscape and further developments are expected. Our firm has excellent employment litigation practice covering the full gamut of labour-related litigation reinforced by tremendous counselling and all round employment expertise.

Under the prevailing economic circumstances, it is imparative for government agencies (including local authorities), corporations, banks and even individuals to have efficient collection mechanisms. The firm has been engaged in collecting debts and making monetary recoveries in form of civil debts, detectral awards, land rates and other forms of monetary entitlements for institution such as the County Council of Nakuru, Family Bank, Equity Bank, Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) to mention but afew. The apporach adopted in this regard has left our clients fully satisfied since we have been able to make recoveries in an efficient and cost effective manner.